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1970-02-01 00:04:10
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Avengers #73-74

Issue(s): Avengers #73, Avengers #74
Published Date: Feb-Mar 70
Title: "The sting of the serpent" / "Pursue the Panther!"
Credits:
Roy Thomas - Writer
Frank Giacoia / John Buscema - Penciler
Sam Grainger / Tom Palmer - Inker
Stan Lee - Editor

Review/plot:
The Sons of the Serpent are back. This time they're not organized by a foreign dictator but instead by a pair of controversial talk show hosts, one black and one white. They aren't racists but are using racism to manipulate people in order to acquire power for themselves. I get the "a pox on both your houses" thing but it would have been a lot more effective if they just had the white guy as the leader.

The Sons of the Serpent soldiers wear head gear that looks a little like the Serprent Crown.

Monica Lynne, a singer who appears on one of the talk shows, gets dragged into the politics that she previously had no interest in. She also raises the fancy of the Black Panther.

In his earliest Avengers appearances, the Panther wore a costume with an open face mask, but now the question of whether or not BP is black becomes a plot point as the Serpents try to frame him in a rather confused scheme.

Yellowjacket is told by some kids that they can trade two of his autographs for one of Captain America's. Goliath overhears some cute young girls mocking his He-Man outfit.

Issue #73 is a rare issue with Frank Giacoia, generally an inker, on pencils, and the artwork is not bad. There's a nice page with the Black Panther silently stalking around the city.

And of course, Buscema/Palmer can't do wrong in my eyes. I love his faces. Look at this headshot of the Wasp.

And this a cool perspective on Yellowjacket and Goliath.

Quality Rating: C

Historical Significance Rating: 4 - first Monica Lynne

Chronological Placement Considerations: N/A

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